Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
September 10, 2025–June 28, 2026
Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection explores how artists have represented, reshaped, and reimagined familiar objects, drawing attention to the role of design in our everyday lives.
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Installation view: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, September 10, 2025–July 12, 2026. Photo by Daria Lugina.
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Installation view: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, September 10, 2025–July 12, 2026. Photo by Daria Lugina.
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Installation view: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, September 10, 2025–July 12, 2026. Photo by Daria Lugina.
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Installation view: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, September 10, 2025–July 12, 2026. Photo by Daria Lugina.
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Installation view: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, September 10, 2025–July 12, 2026. Photo by Daria Lugina.
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Events
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Sunday, May 10, 1 PMRethinking Abstraction: Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
Led by Peiting C. Li, Instructor of Chinese Calligraphy at the UC Berkeley Art Studio, this workshop introduces the fundamental techniques, materials, and aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy, focusing on the unique qualities that allow it to simultaneously represent the concrete and express the abstract. No knowledge of Chinese language is necessary.
Space is limited; RSVP required
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Saturday, May 9, 11:30 AM–1 PMGallery+Studio / Architectural Designs
Join local artist Jill McLennan, who has designed public art around the Bay Area, in exploring architectural design with a blueprint plan and a bas relief model.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, February 14, 11:30 AM–1 PMGallery+Studio / Sculpt and Shape
Learn to make paper and wire sculptures, transforming simple materials into whimsical creatures, abstract forms, and mini masterpieces.
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Thursday, November 6, 1:15 PMCurator’s Tour: Anthony Graham on Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
BAMPFA Senior Curator Anthony Graham offers an in-depth look at the exhibition, discussing his curatorial vision and highlighting the way artworks in the exhibition relate to familiar objects.
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Sunday, October 12, 2 PMThe Choreography of Environments: How the Anna and Lawrence Halprin Home Transformed Contemporary Dance and Urban Design with Janice Ross
Janice Ross introduces her new book, The Choreography of Environments, which demonstrates how ordinary objects from a private residence can become lenses for viewing art innovation. The program will be followed by a book signing.
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Select Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM, and Sundays at 2 PMExhibition Tour: Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
Graduate students from the Departments of History of Art and Film & Media offer tours of Object Oriented on select Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM.
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Thursday, September 11, 6 PMArtists’ Conversation with Tyler Cross and Kyle Lypka, Vincent Fecteau, and Léonie Guyer
In a discussion moderated by BAMPFA Senior Curator Anthony Graham, four artists featured in the exhibition discuss ways their work variously represents, reshapes, and reimagines familiar objects.